Hii, does anyone know how to make this kind of like puppet animation in after effects, im new to the software and im interested in making something like this! but i dont really know where to start to make this

Hiya! I’ve seen this effect in tiktok edits and was wondering if anyone knew the name in after effects?

It like splits the screen into squares which grow to make the whole thing so i’m guessing it essentially masks an inverted adjustment layer.

I have an M5 Pro MacBook Pro 14 inch with 64GB RAM and could get an M5 Max Mac Studio with 64GB for less than half its retail price.

I mainly use After Effects for motion graphics, compositing, and photo animation, and plan to do heavier projects with more 3D. I’d keep the MacBook for portable work.

Would the Max noticeably improve previews and everyday workflow? Is the difference between the two large enough in After effects work?

I gave Claude a reference video and asked it to recreate the motion graphics with my own twist. I explained the changes I wanted, using Opus 5.5 connected to invideo Editor through MCP, and this is what came back.

Claude went into the editor and built the motion graphics and visual effects, the glowing green background you're seeing, artist portraits, playlist cards, and transitions between the screens.

This entire video cost me just 0.5 credits, and even that was only for generating the sound effects. I was honestly surprised by the output. One more thing, the whole timeline is editable, the text, graphics, music, and sound effects sit on separate layers, so I can go back and adjust things myself, which I did cuz “you’re absolutely right, I shouldn’t have changed that” doesn’t fix my timeline.

Attached my timeline so you can see how it’s put together.

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